I'm a huge fan of King's early stuff and had read the 800p "The Stand" half a dozen times before the 1200p version was released. I didn't notice anything in the long form that added to the story. I say his editors were right to cut it the first time.
This is an unpopular opinion, but I really think you can skip 400 pages without losing anything.
As far as pandemic themed books, "The Stand" by Stephen King wears the crown.
"The Andromeda Strain" by Michael Crichton isn't bad, either.
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I don't know dick about music theory. I know that rock and roll is generally on a 4x4 beat structure, but I generally don't know what that means.
I can tell this is...not 4x4. Can anyone identify the beat structure here? and maybe explain that stuff to me?
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I have a question for the young people. \<30. Have you ever heard of the Wu Tang Clan? I was just talking to the one young person I know, and he'd never heard of them. Did the Wu actually go down the memory hole?
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What is the four stringed instrument he's plucking at 1:13?
Thanks.
I'm not a country fan, but gained respect for the Dixie Chicks when they went anti-Bush.
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Somebody just posted "Hey Joe", which got me thinking about "I used to Love Her" and "Possum Kingdom", which got me wondering: are there any female songs about murdering your male mate?
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Hello. I'm trying to track down a song from the long ago that used to show up in searches but doesn't appear to any more. IIRC, it was titled "Raver's Fantasy (Full Throttle)" and was produced by Raver FX. The video was of a simple 8-bit looking video game of a spaceship flying over what I can only describe as a Tetris game. Very minamalistic. It's by far the most intense piece of music I've ever found and I'm sad it appears to be gone. Does anyone know wtf I'm talking about? Help?
This guy is the closest thing to a brother I have. Look behind the toxic masculinity--there's a lot of commentary about dysfunctional families and basic human relations here. Plus it's a fun song. Got him out of the S African ghetto.
“[Ford said] ".. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur. "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford. "It is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
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